diff --git a/src/core/public/chrome/nav_group/nav_group_service.ts b/src/core/public/chrome/nav_group/nav_group_service.ts
index 552367c6fedf..6540c177cdc9 100644
--- a/src/core/public/chrome/nav_group/nav_group_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/chrome/nav_group/nav_group_service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable, ReplaySubject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   AppCategory,
-  ApplicationStart,
   ChromeBreadcrumb,
   ChromeNavGroup,
   ChromeNavLink,
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   getOrderedLinksOrCategories,
 } from '../utils';
 import { ChromeNavLinks } from '../nav_links';
+import { InternalApplicationStart } from '../../application';
 
 export const CURRENT_NAV_GROUP_ID = 'core.chrome.currentNavGroupId';
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class ChromeNavGroupService {
     application,
   }: {
     navLinks: ChromeNavLinks;
-    application: ApplicationStart;
+    application: InternalApplicationStart;
   }): Promise<ChromeNavGroupServiceStartContract> {
     this.navLinks$ = navLinks.getNavLinks$();